Yea! You will all be relieved that this is not a post about batiks. I mentioned yesterday that Pat Sloan is hosting a virtual quilting retreat this weekend. I would put the link to her OP Sew Along on my side bar, but I can't remember how to do it.) If any of you Typepad […]
It has been raining cats and dogs, as they say. Last night we had thunder, which is not at all common in our area. Sophie did not like the rumbling one bit and cried and barked until we came and got her out of her crate and took her into our bed. There goes a […]
I was reading La Vie En Rosie today and read about a friend of hers, Pat Sloan, who is hosting a virtual retreat this weekend. It is called the OP Sew Along–OP stands for Orange Pile. Pat's theory is that we all have an orange pile sitting around neglected some where, and that if we […]
I think my family is beginning to worry about me. For decades I have been plodding perking along, making quite traditional style quilts, and being quite content with them. I did not jump on the batik bandwagon, despite having many friends who were over the moon for them. Oh, I have made quilts using batiks […]
I got my batik blocks sewn into rows! Do I love the way these colors play against one another? Oh yes. As I seem to be doing more and more lately, I made about 16 blocks extra. Some of my blocks were not working with the others, so I replaced them. Remember in the old […]
I stopped by my local quilt shop on the way home from work yesterday. Oh my, they certainly had a lovely selection of batiks. I just had to have these yummy greens. And the blues. And bless me, the reds too.
I know I have harped on this subject in the past, but it is so important, I feel I must get up on the soap box again. This past weekend I made 40 quarter square triangle blocks for one of the borders for my Summer Wind Moor is Moor quilt. A quarter square triangle block […]
This past weekend, I got one more border around the Summer Wind quilt top. This pattern begins with a large center star medallion, and you add progressive borders until the quilt is as big as you want it. This finishes at around 72 inches, I believe, but if I decide to add a final border […]
Remember my post from last Friday? The one with the picture of the plum blossoms, and me bragging about how spring was here already in sunny California? La de da and hurray for me. Well check it out. My son lives 100 miles south of us, in a town called Santa Margarita, right on the […]
I made good progress on my batik challenge blocks this weekend. I think I have nearly 40 blocks made out of 50! I found myself in a bit of a quandary though. Some of the blocks have high contrast, which in small doses, makes your eye "dance" over the quilt top from light spot to […]
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Hello, I’m Nicole, an enthusiastic quilter and fabric lover. This blog is mainly about my quilting journey, but I share some of my other interests as well, which include reading, cooking, decorating, lifestyle, and my family. When I am not quilting, I am reading, and will share monthly book reviews in this space. I love to hear back from my followers and enjoy getting to know you.
